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A Bomb Blasted In Herat, Western Afghanistan
A policeman holds the debris of damaged vehicles after a blast rocked Herat, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2012. Up to 18 Afghan civilians were injured in a bomb explosion in Herat, the capital city of western province of Herat Wednesday afternoon, a police source said. A wounded man is being taken…
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Indian Soldiers Researse For Independence Day Parade
SRINAGAR — Young boys of National Cadet Corps take part in a full dress rehearsal for Indian Independence Day in Anantnag Town, some 50 kilometres south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aug. 13, 2012. Indian police and paramilitary troopers stationed in Indian-controlled Kashmir have beefed up security…
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Military Performance On Pakistani Independence Day
Pakistani military police (MP) perform during a ceremony on the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, Aug. 13, 2012. Pakistan will celebrate its 65th Independence Day on Aug. 14. <Xinhua/Mohammad> news@theasian.asia
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Indians Rally To Support Anti-Corruption Crusade
Supporters of Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev shout slogans and wave Indian flags during a mass anti corruption protest, in New Delhi, India , Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Tens of thousand of supporters from across the country poured into the capital Thursday to pledge their support to Ramdev’s anti corruption…
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India : India’s elusive nuclear triad will be operational soon: Navy chief
Major News in <THE TIMES OF INDIA> : India’s elusive nuclear triad will be operational soon: Navy chief “INS Arihant is steadily progressing towards becoming operational…we are pretty close to putting it to sea (for extensive trials and missile firings),” announced Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Tuesday. “Navy is…
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“Do They Enjoy Walking Flooded Street?”
People walk on a flooded street after heavy downpours in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on Aug. 5, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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Four Small Bombs Blasted In Pune, India
In this picture taken Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, an Indian police officer lays on the ground as he carefully examines evidence at the site of one of four small blasts in the city of Pune, India. India’s home minister says four small explosions took place in the western Indian city…
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A Pakistani Crew Returns Home After Captivity By Somali Pirates
Relatives hug a released Pakistani crew member of a Malaysia-owned ship seized by the Somali pirates, upon his arrival in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, on Aug. 2, 2012. The seven Pakistani crew members aboard MV Albedo, who had been held hostage by Somali pirates from November 2010, returned…
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Poor Pakistanis Stand In Line For Food From The Rich
Pakistanis wait to receive a donated meal during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a restaurant in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. The food is donated by wealthy local Muslims who give money to vendors to feed the poor during Islam’s holiest month. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Indian Train Fire Kills 47, Injures 25 Others
Railway personnel and military officials inspect the site of a burning coach of a passenger train at Nellor nearly 500 kilometers from Hyderabad, India, July 30, 2012. At least 47 people have been charred to death and 25 others sustained burn injuries in a major fire that broke out in…
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